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Phil Lester
Philip Michael Lester (born 30 January 1987) is an English YouTuber and presenter. He is best known for his YouTube channels AmazingPhil and Dan and Phil (formerly DanAndPhilGAMES), which as of October 2025, have 3.84 million and 2.96 million subscribers, respectively. Active since 2006, AmazingPhil is considered among the first notable British YouTubers. Lester appeared on The Sunday Times 2019 list of the top influencers in the UK.
Lester is also known for his frequent collaboration with his partner Daniel Howell as part of the entertainment duo Dan and Phil. Together, they presented the Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and from September 2014 to April 2016 the duo were monthly hosts on the station's The Internet Takeover slot.
Lester was born on 30 January 1987 and grew up in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. He has an older brother, Martyn. Lester attended Helmshore Primary School and then Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.
Before making vlogging and radio presenting his full-time profession, Lester's early jobs included being a dog walker and car washer, working at a veterinary clinic and at WHSmith, and appearing in Faintheart. Lester graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Language and Linguistics in 2008 and a Master of Arts in Video Postproduction with Visual Effects in 2009, both from the University of York.
At age 19 on 27 March 2006, Lester posted his first YouTube vlog titled "Phil's Video Blog" on his main YouTube channel AmazingPhil filmed on a black and white camera he found in a cereal box. One of the first notable British YouTubers, Lester grew an audience through storytelling, vlogs, challenges as well as comedy, horror and surrealist sketches. He has posted over 350 videos on his channel and, as of August 2024, has over 3.87 million subscribers and 659 million video views. He reached 1 million YouTube subscribers on 6 July 2013, 2 million on 29 August 2014, 3 million on 12 October 2015, and 4 million on 14 March 2017.
Lester also has a second channel, LessAmazingPhil, which has over 1 million subscribers and 26 million views, as of September 2022. He occasionally broadcast hour-long live shows on this channel, as well as YouNow livestreams. In late 2020 and early 2021, Lester broadcast on Stereo.
From 2009 to 2011, Lester participated in RTÉ's Ireland-based cross-media show, ApartmentRed, hosted by Stephen Byrne.
In 2010, Lester and Howell took part in the live, annual 24-hour internet broadcast "Stickaid", a fundraiser for charity UNICEF.
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Phil Lester
Philip Michael Lester (born 30 January 1987) is an English YouTuber and presenter. He is best known for his YouTube channels AmazingPhil and Dan and Phil (formerly DanAndPhilGAMES), which as of October 2025, have 3.84 million and 2.96 million subscribers, respectively. Active since 2006, AmazingPhil is considered among the first notable British YouTubers. Lester appeared on The Sunday Times 2019 list of the top influencers in the UK.
Lester is also known for his frequent collaboration with his partner Daniel Howell as part of the entertainment duo Dan and Phil. Together, they presented the Sunday night entertainment show Dan and Phil on BBC Radio 1 from January 2013 until August 2014, and from September 2014 to April 2016 the duo were monthly hosts on the station's The Internet Takeover slot.
Lester was born on 30 January 1987 and grew up in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. He has an older brother, Martyn. Lester attended Helmshore Primary School and then Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School.
Before making vlogging and radio presenting his full-time profession, Lester's early jobs included being a dog walker and car washer, working at a veterinary clinic and at WHSmith, and appearing in Faintheart. Lester graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English Language and Linguistics in 2008 and a Master of Arts in Video Postproduction with Visual Effects in 2009, both from the University of York.
At age 19 on 27 March 2006, Lester posted his first YouTube vlog titled "Phil's Video Blog" on his main YouTube channel AmazingPhil filmed on a black and white camera he found in a cereal box. One of the first notable British YouTubers, Lester grew an audience through storytelling, vlogs, challenges as well as comedy, horror and surrealist sketches. He has posted over 350 videos on his channel and, as of August 2024, has over 3.87 million subscribers and 659 million video views. He reached 1 million YouTube subscribers on 6 July 2013, 2 million on 29 August 2014, 3 million on 12 October 2015, and 4 million on 14 March 2017.
Lester also has a second channel, LessAmazingPhil, which has over 1 million subscribers and 26 million views, as of September 2022. He occasionally broadcast hour-long live shows on this channel, as well as YouNow livestreams. In late 2020 and early 2021, Lester broadcast on Stereo.
From 2009 to 2011, Lester participated in RTÉ's Ireland-based cross-media show, ApartmentRed, hosted by Stephen Byrne.
In 2010, Lester and Howell took part in the live, annual 24-hour internet broadcast "Stickaid", a fundraiser for charity UNICEF.